War and Military Atlas

How Battles Were Fought
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
Weapons System

Daewoo Precision Industries K2

Small Arms And Sidearms

The Daewoo Precision Industries K2 is a gas-operated assault rifle that has served as the service rifle of the South Korean military since its adoption in 1985. It was developed by the Agency for Defense Development of South Korea and manufactured by Daewoo Precision Industries, later SNT Motiv, together with Dasan Machineries since 2016. The K2 is shoulder-fired and chambers both 5.56x45mm NATO and .223 Remington ammunition, though the manufacturer recommends .223 Remington only for short-range practice. It replaced the M16A1 as the primary infantry rifle of the South Korean military, though the M16A1 remains in service with reservists. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
5.56x45mm NATO 1
Service Status
In Service 2
Weapon Class
Assault rifle 2
Introduced Year
1985 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Rifle 2
Connections

Used In

Gulf War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Daewoo Precision Industries K2
Iraq War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Daewoo Precision Industries K2
Syrian Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Daewoo Precision Industries K2
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Wikidata: Daewoo Precision Industries K2
Wikidata Q486020, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
2. Wikipedia: Daewoo Precision Industries K2
  • Lead paragraph, first clause
    The Daewoo Precision Industries K2 is a gas-operated assault rifle
  • Lead paragraph, second clause
    has served as the service rifle of the South Korean military since its adoption in 1985
  • Service-status attribute (daewoo-precision-industries-k2)
    It replaced the M16A1 as the primary infantry rifle of the South Korean military, though the M16A1 remains in service with reservists.
  • Caliber attribute (daewoo-precision-industries-k2)
    The K2 is shoulder-fired and chambers both 5.56x45mm NATO and .223 Remington ammunition, though the manufacturer recommends .223 Remington only for short-range practice.
  • Used In: Gulf War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Gulf War
  • Used In: Iraq War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Iraq War
  • Used In: Syrian Civil War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Syrian Civil War
View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.